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Community Bookstore Special Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Good Meetings by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume IV Good Meetings A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture $15 in print; $10 in digital The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to offer you the cream… Read More

Are you part of an impact center? Looking for a transformational travel experience? NuMundo is an FIC partner organization by Sky Blue, FIC Exec. Director   Do you know of a project that offers sustainable living education and strives to leave a positive impact? Or are you looking for a transformational travel experience at a center… Read More

We’re in this Together: Climate Disruption Initiative Maikwe, for FIC’s Climate Initiative Team Maikwe, Christopher, Chris, Marty and Sky “Is it possible to jettison our current system of exploitation and environmental destruction, and create a new system that is not only sustainable but affords us a comfortable and fulfilling life? The answer is a resounding… Read More

Community Bookstore Feature Free Downloadable Resources at the FIC Bookstore by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Free Downloadables Our primary aim at the FIC Bookstore is to get essential information about community and cooperation to you, our readers. Sales help us keep the bookstore going, but we want our resources to be accessible too. Have… Read More

The world, and the FIC, need you! Dear Friends,  Is it just me, or is the world going a little more crazy than usual? Does it seem like more people than usual are extra busy, stressed out, or overwhelmed? Wherever you land on the spectrum, no one seems to think humanity’s current situation is tenable.… Read More

What does it take to cooperate? Dear Friends, We all know that cooperation is the only way forward to actually address the monumental challenges facing humanity. But this isn’t easy. Cooperation is not the standard we were raised with. It takes both learning and unlearning. Which is why we are grateful for you: intentional communities… Read More

You Are The FIC! After last Tuesday, could it be any more obvious that the world is in crisis? When the unimaginable happens, how do you respond? My request to you: Don’t despair. Use this as an opportunity. Trump has brought into stark focus the problems that already existed. It doesn’t mean we haven’t made… Read More

Community Bookstore How to Find Your Community by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities II Seeking and Visiting a Community A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture $15 in print; $10 in digital The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to offer you the cream of our crop―the very… Read More

What are you doing this Fall? Find us at these events!   Fall Events by Sky Blue, FIC Exec. Directory Summer’s over, but Fall’s just beginning, and the movement for cooperation, sustainability, and justice charges on! We’ll be representing at several more great events this year. Come hang out with us and help change the… Read More

  Community Bookstore Featured Group Works card deck by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Group Works card deck A Pattern Language for Bringing Life to Meetings and Other Gatherings created by the Group Pattern Language Project NEW! $35 Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the organizing, role-setting, and facilitation of a meeting? Perhaps you want… Read More

Community Bookstore Featured Communities Directory Book New 7th Print Edition  by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Communities Directory Print Book New 7th edition, August 2016 Available and shipping $35 We are so grateful for our supportive community that contributed to our kickstarter campaign last fall. Together, we exceeded our goal and created an updated seventh edition… Read More

Community Bookstore Featured Two New Films by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager What does it take to go back to the land? Perhaps you have explored the answer in your own unique way. And now FIC has two new films available at our bookstore that offer another possible answer. Independent film-maker, Helen Iles, has spent… Read More

Community Bookstore Feature Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop The Peripatetic Communitarian: The Best of Geoph Kozeny by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume XV The Peripatetic Communitarian: The Best of Geoph Kozeny A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation… Read More

Community Bookstore Feature Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Challenges and Lessons of Community by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume XIV Challenges and Lessons of Community A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to… Read More

The FIC Loves Events by Kim Kanney It’s always a pleasure to network and share experiences with people both within the communities movement, and at events of related movements. In 2016 we will have a presence on both coasts and many places in between. Explore the list below to see where we will be near you!… Read More

Communities Movement Across The Continent FIC News Highlights Are you feeling the Summer buzz yet? We are! Here are highlights from some of our recent adventures. Old Friends Lost Valley Education Center, outside of Eugene OR, hosted the FIC’s biennial Organizational Meetings in May. The FIC and Lost Valley go back to the early ’90s. The… Read More

Community Bookstore Feature Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Cooperative Economics and Creating Community Where You Are by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume XIII Cooperative Economics and Creating Community Where You Are  A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation… Read More

Community Bookstore Feature Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Cohousing by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume XII Cohousing A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to offer you the cream of our crop―the very… Read More

Community Bookstore Feature Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Sustainable Food, Energy, and Transportation by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume X Sustainable Food, Energy, and Transportation A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture magazine $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased… Read More

Community Bookstore Special Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Community for Elders by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume IX Community for Elders A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture magazine $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to offer you the… Read More

Why do intentional communities matter? A message from Sky Blue, FIC Executive Director Dear friends of the FIC, It’s been a big year for us, and as the new Executive Director, I want to ask for your help. Why do intentional communities matter? Humanity faces an enormous challenge: How to equitably and peacefully share finite resources and… Read More

Community Bookstore Special Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Children in Community by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume VIII Children in Community A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture magazine $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to offer you the… Read More

Community Bookstore feature Local Money by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Local Money What difference does it make? by John Rogers Digital Edition $10 Local currencies ― sometimes referred to as “local money” or “community currencies” ― allow cities, towns and intentional communtiies to strengthen and protect their own local economy. Local money often highlights community… Read More

Community Bookstore feature Thrivability by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Thrivability Breaking Through to a World that Works by Jean M. Russell Print Edition $20 Digital Edition $15 “What would our lives and the sum of our society be like if we said they were thriving?” Thrivability sets out to challenge the “breakdown thinking” that… Read More

Community Bookstore Special Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Relationships, Intimacy, Health, and Well-being by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume VII Relationships, Intimacy, Health, and Well-being A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture magazine $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to… Read More

How to Find and Join an Intentional Community by McCune Porter, eNews editor A key component of the non-profit Fellowship’s mission is “To serve as a reference source for those seeking intentional communities, conferences, and other community building experiences and practices appropriate to their needs.” One of the most frequently asked questions through our web… Read More

Community Bookstore Special Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Agreements, Conflicts, and Communication by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume VI Agreements, Conflicts, and Communication A special selection of articles from Communities magazine $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to offer you the cream of… Read More

Earth is Home Happy Earth Day! by Christopher, Communities Business Manager Earth is Our Home All communities on this planet depend on Earth to survive. What should be self-evident is too often lost in the noise of commerce and progress. Earth is a lucky living system we are integrally a part of. We depend on… Read More